Documentaries
All communities can be corrupted
It is not just conservative Christians who can foster predatory behaviour
Riefenstahl: artist or propagandist?
Riefenstahl is a standing refutation of the comforting myth that great art only comes from the good guys
The BBC has a “poor people” problem
The broadcaster is obsessed with trying to reach an audience it doesn’t understand
Meet me at Ronnie’s
A new BBC documentary captures the spirit of the club that made London a global hub for jazz
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
The (in)justice of the Equality Act
Far from guaranteeing equal treatment, the Equality Act has transformed Britain’s understanding of equality from individual rights to group identity
NATO’s Ankara moment
NATO’s middle powers must not depend so heavily on the USA
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations